Crime and the United States

A crime is defined as 'an act committed in violation of a law forbidding it and for which a variety of punishments may be imposed.' Crimes are classified into two basic groups; 'mala in se' which are crimes that are evil in themselves, and 'mala prohibitita' which are crimes that are only crimes because society at the time deems them wrong. In these days crime is more easy perceived by society. Surveys of public …

…prohibit handguns. The second amendment may give the right to bear arms but it isn't clear whether this right should be granted to individual citizens or an official state militia. The Supreme Court has never ruled on this issue. Without handguns nobody would be afraid to be held up. It would be much safer to go out at night. When crime makes people live their lives differently and possibly in fear something must be done.